Nelson mandela biography book review
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I read A Long Walk To Freedom as part of a college history class, but ended up keeping it and re-reading it a few years later.
Even in college, this book was on those “100 biographies that everyone should read” lists. But it was so long and the topic unfamiliar enough to me that I figured it would be one of those “100 biographies that everyone should read, but never actually does” books.
Turns out, the book is absolutely worthwhile. And while long, it is very well written for an autobiography. Nelson Mandela is one of those “but wait, there’s more” people in history. He’s absolutely worth learning more about.
What I Liked
I loved the details & scope. Mandela does not shy away from sharing intimate details and setting context. The context is especially helpful. I’m an American and was 9 when he became President of South Africa…and 5 when Apartheid ended. The background and context takes a while to set up, but it very useful.
Mandela does not shy away from his struggles, weaknesses, and challenges. He is someone, like Dr. King, Gandhi, and others, that we celebrate for their moral achievements. So it’s easy to forget that he was still human. I appreciate the fact that, even though he only shares his side
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Book Review: Long Walk to Freedom - Nelson Mandela
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA - AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER |
Title: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
Author: Nelson Mandela (President, Rep of South Africa)
Publisher: Macdonald Purnell (PTY) Ltd, Randburg, South Africa.
The riveting memoirs of one of the great moral and political leaders of our time - an international hero whose accomplishments won him the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize.
Preview
Since his release in February 1990, Nelson Mandela has emerged as the world's most significant moral leader since Mahatma Gandhi.As President of the African National Congress and spiritual figurehead of the anti- aparthied movement, he was instrumental in moving South Africa towards black-majority rule. And throughout the world he is revered as a vital force in the fight for human rights and racial equality.
The foster son of a Tembu chief, Mandela grew up straddling two worlds: the traditional culture of his tribe, and the hostile reality of a white dominated nation. A career in law beckoned, but Mandela's growing political awareness moved him to become more actively engaged, and he played a pivotal role in the formation of the ANC Youth League. In the early 1950s he initiated the `defiance campaign' against the discrimina- tory polici